Happy Wednesday! This week the Jennys go deep on separating the authors from the work and why we can’t take Jonathan Franzen seriously. Then we review M. J. Carter’s historical mystery novel, The Strangler Vine. You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 47 And as promised, the cover of our next read, Patrick DeWitt’s The Sisters Brothers. See how cool? Get at me on Twitter, email the podcast, and friend me (Gin Jenny) and Whiskey Jenny on Goodreads. Or if you wish, you can…
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This week, we welcome Ashley back to the podcast to discuss what makes a library good (or bad). Then Ashley administers a game entitled: Real Lurlene McDaniel Book, or Nah?, in which you may witness the Jennys gradually losing track of reality and descending into madness. Finally, the Jennys review Lisa Lutz’s book How to Start a Fire. You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 46 Get at me on Twitter, email the podcast, and friend me (Gin Jenny) and Whiskey Jenny on…
1 CommentWe talk about spoilers, finally! Whiskey Jenny and I have polar opposite views on them, and we get into it on this episode. We also discuss the news that the CW will be producing a gritty dystopian adaptation of Little Women (YAY). Finally, we review Naomi Novik’s novel Uprooted, one of Whiskey Jenny’s first forays into the fantasy genre! You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 45 Books discussed in this podcast are listed, in order, below. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott An…
1 CommentHappy Wednesday! This week, we’re talking about adaptations of classic novels and reviewing Alexander McCall Smith’s updating of Jane Austen’s Emma. We’re also getting back to our roots with a polar explorer update! You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 44 Books discussed in this podcast are listed, in order, below. If any book is an adaptation of another book, the source material is listed in parentheses. Wicked, Gregory Maguire (The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum) Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Gregory…
5 CommentsHappy Wednesday! This week, we’re sharing some thrilling podcast news, talking about time and place settings we’d like to see in more books, and reviewing Attica Locke’s new mystery Pleasantville. You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 43 Links of interest Vulture reports on JK Rowling’s non-prequel play. The Vox article about leading slavery tours at a plantation. Books mentioned (those that have been reviewed in this space are linked to the review): Ada or Ardor, Vladimir Nabokov (podcast readalong!) The Cutting Season, Attica…
7 CommentsHappy (belated) Father’s Day to the fathers among you! This week, we welcome special guest star Ashley (we are so sorry about the crackly mic) to talk about fictional fathers, The Fair Fight (about lady boxers in the 1800s), play a game, and answer some listener mail. You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 42 Here’s Ashley’s movie column on Fiction Advocate, if you’re interested (and you should be)! Get at me on Twitter, email the podcast, and friend me (Gin Jenny) and…
3 CommentsThis week, the Jennys are trying to get over feeling guilty about their guilty pleasures (but still, we have some). We review Jandy Nelson’s wonderful YA novel I’ll Give You the Sun, and we play an amazing game invented by Simon. You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 41 Get at me on Twitter, email the podcast, and friend me (Gin Jenny) and Whiskey Jenny on Goodreads. Or if you wish, you can find us on iTunes (and if you enjoy the podcast, give…
8 CommentsIt’s time for podcast once again! (Sorry we’re late, technical difficulties.) We discuss secondary characters, which gives me the chance to praise Diana Wynne Jones. We review Kate Atkinson’s new novel A God in Ruins (we received copies from the publisher for review consideration), and we preview some books we’re excited for this summer. You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 40 1:32 – Secondary characters 17:09 – Kate Atkinson’s A God in Ruins 32:22 – Summer book preview! The books we mentioned in the summer book…
Leave a CommentWe’re back again to talk about books with siblings! We find ourselves mystifed by the relative paucity of books about adult siblings, compared to the rich bounty in children’s, middle grade, and YA novels. And then we review Priya Parmar’s Vanessa and Her Sister, about Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf. You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 39 Get at me on Twitter, email the podcast, and friend me (Gin Jenny) and Whiskey Jenny on Goodreads. Or if you wish, you can find us…
3 CommentsToday, as a pairing to our earlier podcast about books that intimidate us, we’re talking about topics that intimidate us. Whiskey Jenny can’t abide eye stuff, I can’t read anything about floods–share yours in the comments! You can listen to the podcast in the embedded player below or download the file directly to take with you on the go. Episode 38 Get at me on Twitter, email the podcast, and friend me (Gin Jenny) and Whiskey Jenny on Goodreads. Or if you wish, you can find us on iTunes (and if you enjoy the podcast, give us a good rating!…
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